Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-26
Telegrams to The Star.
TALK WITH GEN. WOLSElEY
lie Thinks a Great War is Impending,
EARTH TREM0R AT CHARLESTON
THE APPALLING DISASTER IN ITALY
Rumored Reunion Of the Liberal Leaders.
Lord WOlseley Hopes For a Federation
Of All English Speaking Peoples, and
Thinks He Could Settle the FISHERY
Dispute I'm n Week

AOrO " O1Seley Hopes For n Federation
Of All English Speaking Peoples, and
Thinks He Could Settle the Fishery
Dispute In a Week.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. 26-I have had an interview with
General Wolseley, in the course OF which he ex-
pressed some very interesting opinions on the re-
lat1ons OF England and the United States. with
regard to the future OF civilization The converse
tion began by discussion OF the German elections
ana the prospects or peace in Europe. 1 inquired
"What Is your own view OF the relations OF the
great powerss' "Stmply expressing my own per-
sonal opinion" Wolseey replied Il should say I
ieei sure that vast and appalling is certainly
! In the near future, but this, indeed, everybody
may be said to know. The rapidly increasing
armaments, the huge burdens several OF the pow
ers are laying upon themselves the directions In
which the armaments are being developed and the
massed forces
MAKE WAR INEVITABLE.
BUT whether 1t will be this summer or next there
| is only one man in Europe who knows That one
Is Bismarck
'What do you take to be the lesson OF the Ger.
man elections? Do they mean Franco-Gernan
peace?S
81 do not see they do, but their overwhelming
lesson to my mind is the disregard OF the popular
voice In imperial matters. Bismark's line IRON
nrst to last has been to disregard the peoples
wishes, snub them, ride rough shod over them.
Yet by doing so he has created out of the handful
OF petty German states one OF the most powerful
empires OF the wOrld-an empire, moreover, I'm
which the very people whom he has thus disre-
garded are the first to take anenormous legitimate
"Do you see the profile OF an English Bismark on
on the hOriZOn?"
'No, " replied wolseley rather sadly, 81 do not.
Inc miserable SQuabbles and petty personal aims
OF our party government preclude any such hope,
do see, however, with the greatest satisfaction
something like a national party in which liberal.
conservative and radical VIII drop their differences
on questions OF empire. Indeed hope for the ult-
1sThat, then. is your ultimate ideal for us.
'1t is" Woseley said with enthusiasm. 'sWhen
every man who speaks English is in the same en-
pire or federation, or whatever it may be called
the international millennium will be reached. For
we should then be able TO impose peace and free
daresay you know,
4 GREAT ADMRER OF AMERICA
| and the American people witnessed at Washing
tngton the final review OF the armies OF the re-
public at the close OF the war. The spectacle OF
that immense force melting away among the
was the most colossal have ever seen, and left
upon me an fneraceable impression. inever lose
gS S assuring the people IN England
until he has been in America and stayed there at
least SIX months. Every step which brings Eng
step nearer the realization OF the ideal civilization
OF the future. am, therefore, always delighted
when hear OF an Engnshman marrying an Ameri-
sQUABBLE OVER KETTLE OF FISH,
as the present fisheries dispute have not a
moments patience. am convinced IL 1 or any
man ofordinary tact or experience was sent over
with suflcent authority to arrange matters with
similar American representatives the whole
affair could be settled out OF hand in a week"
THE KAlsER's COMING SPEECH.
Itwm Contain a Message Of Peace.
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BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The speech from the throne on
the opening OF the reichstag will contain pacin-
catOry passage. Bismarck will read the speech.
The national liberals have resolved to vote for
German liberals against the social democrats on
The second ballots.
The Eondon Times announcement OF a meeting
OF the three emperOrS in Berlin the occasion "
the emperor's birthday is unfounded.
The bourse is nat and depressed.
AN ENCOURAGING RUMOR.
All the Liberal Factions Said to be Near
an Agreement ON Home Rule.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. 26.-There is at this moment a
rumor passing from mouth to mouth among
the best informed polit1cions that an agreement
has been more nearly reached between Gladstone,
Harrington, Morley. Chamberlain and Parnell
than at any time since home rule came within the
range OF practical politics. What basis this
rumor has do not know, but have reason to
believe it is not without foundation. The sugges-
tton is even made of possible reunion OF Harttng
ton and Gladstone in the event OF the introduc-
tion of coersion bill by the conservatives.
JUST A GENTLE SHAKE.
south Carolina Experiences u Slight
Earthquake Shock This Morning.
CHARLESTON S. c., Feb. 26.-About O'Clock this
morning slight earthquake shock was felt here.
At Summeryflle and in the adjacent country the
the wave was from west to east. In one house q
vase was thrown down, but no damage was done
anywhere. The shock was so slight that many
persons who were sleeping at the time We're not
disturbed. This is the first disturbance worth
mentioning since the beginning of the new year.
The Fisheries Dispute.
A RATHER VAGUE SUGGESTION FROM THE MARQUIS or
LORNE.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Feb. 26.-The Marquis of L0rne, in an
article in the coming F5rtnighay Revie,c ON the
fisheries dispute concludes with the following sug-
gestion: "Iet It be first asceratned by scientific
commission as to the best use OF these sea har-
vests; then It will be time to see whether the nat
ural products cannot again pass the boundary
lines under some provision made for the good OF
Lesseps win bring out his memoirs in two vol.
umes, entitled souvenirs de Quarante Ans"
From wall Street Today.
NEW YORK Feb. %, IL a. m.-The stock market
was quiet and generally heavy at the opening.
First prices showed in majority OF instances de-
cltneS OF from y to % per cent. The business was
very unevenly distributed the active stocks being
Richmond & West Point, Erie Union Pacinc,
western Union, Kansas & Texas and Reading,
while most 0 the remainder were positively dull.
There was much trregular1ty and feyertshness
displayed, and while the market was generally
heavy, Richmond Il West Point was decidedly
weak and Union Pacific strong, with the Gould
stocks and Erie very well held. Late in the hour
the entire list became nrm and were brought up
beyond opening figures At IL O'Clock the market
Is quiet and steady TO nrm.
Death Of Cardinal Jacobfmi.
RoAY, Feb. 26-Cardinal Jacobini died at one
O'Clock this afternoon.
Chicag0 Eersilixing Works Burned.
CHICAGO. Feb. 96.-ShOrtly after O'Clock this
morning fire was discovered in the large fertiz-
ing works OF Fowler BrOthers at the stock yards.
For few minutes ft was thought that the packing
houses near would be burned, but quick work by
the firemen confined the names 70 the fertilinnH
works which, with its contents, was destroyed
The building and It's machinery are valued at
about SIS 600
The Murder - EaRnseR Dunhaua.
TRAGEDY OCCURRED.
WARSAW, MD., Feb. 26-AR Dunham, wife OF
Farmer Dunham, who, with hts child, was 10